Safety attachment for elevators.



J. E. BARBER.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR ELEVATORS. n

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28,1909,

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Patented Mayz, 1909.

J. E. BARBER.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT POR BLBVATORS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.Z8.1909.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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J. E. BARBER.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT .FOR ELEVATORS. APPLICATION FILED IAIIZB, 1909.

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. residing et Ritzville, in the county oi" Adams brake mechanism for stopping the drop oll with so long as the lil't cable is taut and that mental means cooperating with the lift cable,

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tain new and use'lul Improvements in. Safety My invention, in its generic nature, com@v i prehends an improved arrangement ol parts vided i'or releasing the clutching mechanism ,elevator cage for intermittently sluiting the `clutch mechanism so that the operator can rlower the cage by short drop movements yin. its still more subordinate features, this in- Ivention consists inr details el constirnigition Vcifically pointed out in the appended claims boxes therefor being omitted., to more clearly illustrate the construction. Fig/1, is

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JOHN EDWIN BARBER, OF RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH DEMULLING, OF RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR'ELEVATORS.

Application iiled January 28,

Teelt whom if' 'may con/cem:

Be it known that I, JoiiN EDWIN BARBER.,

and State of lillashington, have invented cer- Attachments for Elevators, of which the following is a speciiiei'ition.

This invention, which relates to improved attachments for elevators, is more particularly in the nature ol' an improved safety the elevator platform or cage in case the lil't- `ing cable breaks or for any other reason, when the emergency breaking or larresting the drop' ofthe cage, is desired.

that include clutchl members ada ted `for rid? ing upoiiithe side guides for the e evator cage and held out oi' a clutch engagement there# are automatically moved into a clutching Contact With-the said guides, as the cable breaks, supplemental .means being` also profrom the normal position, the. said suppleand the said clutching mechanism and controlled. by the operator in the elevator cage., whereby the cage can beset to a locked engagement with the guides at the will of thel operator. A

in. its inoie complete nature, this invention includes a means operable .from within the without danger of the cage,getting` awa y, an d and peculiar combination' ol' parts, all of which will be herein ei ter fully described, spcand illustratedin the accompanying dran@ ings, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of the ele-- vat'or mecliaiiism with my iinproveniente Fig'. 2, is ay similar view, the cage being viewed from below. AFig. 3, is an enlarged perspective view ol the safety Weight supporting' arm and the end bearing' Specication o Letters' Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

1909. Serial N0. 74,81%

a detail cross section of one ci the adjacent end bearing boxes for the clutch shaft. Fig. 5,is a cross section of the parts as in the positionr shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6, is a similar view but showing the said parts when in the operative position. Fig. 7, is a detail perspective view of the latch devices that i'oi'm the part of the supplemental brake mechanism, the saine being shown in the locked position. Fig. S, is ay siiiiilai' 'View that shows how the said latch devices are tripped.

ln the practical application. of my invention, no special construction. ci' the elevator cage is required, as the said cage, indicated 1 in the drawing, may be ol' any well-lmown form., or when used in mine or 'freight elevators only the usual platform elevator need he employed.

'l`ho lcage 1 has the usual. training 10 and a l'orlied extension l] lor straddling the verti- Cal side `guides 2 that are mounted in the elevator shal t iii any fell-known in anner,

illy iniprovcments are readily applied to the cage l, which, shown, has a cross beam 3 on the under side, the opposing ends of which have shoes S0 lor engaging and traveling against one face ol' the `niiiles 2 as best shown, in l? and (f3, hy reference to which it will he lso noticed that U shaped bearing' irons 'lm-4 are secured io and projected .forwardly from the en ds olE the beam 3 at points adjac'ii'it the inner edges oi the guides 2. l'n cach ol"i`he said hearings 4 is slidahly iiionnted a block-5 and iii these blocks arejonrnaled the ends Gry 60 of a rocking shaft upon the extreme outer ends of which are inteeralli' or otherwise held cliitch ineniliers P[-m which are .in the nature oit eccentricl cams, the clutching-faces of vwhich. are preferably serratedy as at 'FO so as toi'irinly grigi the enter l'aee 20 oll the guides 2 on which they travel, it ll-eini iiiiderslood that the cijirrilaiion ol' the trains aiidslin-it therefor and the guides Q ih, thatwheii the devices Jhat hold the Cain ii'ienibers movedv from lhe loched eiiyjaeciiient with the guides are released, the said irieiiiliers 7 automatically clutch and v become locked `-with the said guides Ll lo hold the cage to the caught position. Y

'llo provide for regulating the clutching. action ol the members 7 -f and lo cor penA sate for wear, adjnstii'ig si'frevfs S-m are mounted on the irons 4 for engaging with the blocks 5 so lthat by adjusting the said screws the bearing blocks can be set to the positions desired.

The shaft is normally locked to release the clutch members 7-7 by the weights 9-$) mounted upon the shaft 91) that is loosely suppin'ttal in the ends 30H30 of a pair of arms 10() that extend forWa1' .lly from and are made fast to the shaft 6, preferably by looping the ends 110' thereof around the shaft (i and clamping them thereon as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

To assist in rocking the shaft (5 when the weights 9--9 are dropped, in the manner presently explained, a stout spring 12 is cured to `the under side of the cross member 3 and has its end projected forwardly and terminating with a loop 13 for eilig-riggingv with the shaft .ltl, and in such manner that it also acts as a bull'er to prevent unnecessary shock or jar on the car bottom when the weights are lifted back to their elevated or normal position.

So far as described, it is manifest that so long as the weights 9 with the shalt 90 are at their elevated position, the clutch members 7 Will ride freely upon the guides 2 2 but as soon as the weight drops, the said members will autmnatically engage the guides 2 and lock the cage from further descent.

The inea-ns employed by me for effect ing.;- the release of the shaft 9() and its weights E) l form the essential feature of this invention and these are best shown iii-Figs. 1, 2, 5

and 6, by reference to which it will he seen i that a lifter frame is provided that is formed of a stout metal rod comprising;` sico members 15-15 that straddle the cage and conneet to the ends of the shaft 9U. The said lifting frame has its upper or cross portion formed with a central loop that' hangs upon the latch devices consisting of a stout metal rod member bent to form a U-shaped hanger 16 for engaging the eye portion 17 of a metal sleeve 71 that is iXedly clamped upon the lifting cable w that sustains the cage and which takes over a. sheave supported in the top of the elevator shaft and which Yin practice, passes down to the bottoni of the shaft and is actuated in any Well-known manner. The latch device also includes a hanger loop` or finger 61 that is hingedly joined with one'- end of the men'iber 1G anil has its outer end normally closed up against the other end of` the said member 1G by a tripper lock Incinbor 1S also formed of stout wire rod bent upon itself to create a loop member Sl. and to adapt it for straddlinfr the hanger 11', and said member 1S being bent substantially to a right ant/le so its free end "2 extends forwardly beyond the member lo, llie said member 15 at ilff :ingle parl being; pivotaily joined to the hanger ll' and in such manner that when a quiclt pull strain is applied to ilze free end S2 the loop 81 will be pulled olf the hinged, member 61 which then swings down and drops the lifter frame 15 and 'at the same time releases the weights l), which through the arms upon which they are supported, rock the shaft (5, and cause the cam ism to its normal or releasing,r position is sus:l

tained, it beinl understood that under norinal conditions thelil'ter cable takes practically all thc weight strain of the cage and the attachments, the only si rain that is on the latch device being caused by the lift of the weights 9 5) and the tension of the spring 12'.

To provide for lowering' the cage in the event that. the main cable breaks and the said cage is caught between lloors or landings a lifting member is utilized, Whit-h extends up through the cage lloor and has a`.iandle disposed for beinI conveniently grasped by the elevator operator and which has atI its lower end a loop or eye that tralies around the shaft 90, it being also readily apparent from the drawings that when the cage is held loclted by the Weighted cams the operator, by pulling the member 50 upwardly, can easily lift the Weights t) and the shaft 9U so as to roclt the shaft 6 sulficiently to intermittently release the grip of the clutches on the guide rails 2 and thereby, by short drops he can lower the cage to the next landing.

While I have found the detailed arrangement of parts shown and describedpit is obvieiis that modifications and changes of the exact details of construction and arrangement of the parts shown may be made Without departing from the invention or the scope of `the appended claims. i

Having thus described my invention, What L claim is: l

1. Ina mechanism ofthe character described, the combination with the cage and its guides, .of a rock shaft mounted on the bottom of the cage, said shaft having forvwardly extended arms, weights carried by said arms, a bulfcr spring connected to the cage bottom that coacts withthe weight carrying arms, a lifter connected with the said weight carrying' arms to hold the weights up and the shaft rocked in one direction, guide clutching' cams on the shaft, and a latch devicefor connecting; the weight lifter with the ca tfefliltinr cable and means operable froni within the cage for tripping the said latch.

and hold the cage to its arrestedclutches on the shaft for engaging the other the guides, and a lifter for rocking the s aft y cage cam clutch members on the shaft for the shaft to the clutching position When the ,guides and thelift cable; of clutch -devices tently moving the clutch devices out of en- 2. The combination with Y the elevator' ca e, the guides therefor and the lifting ca le; of across beam onthe cage that engages the guides at one side, a rock shaft cam side of the guides, bearing boxes for the shaft adjustable with respect to the guides, means for automatically rocking the shaft in one `direction to cause the cam clutches to en age in an o posite direction, connected With the cage 1i ting cable.

' 3; A safety brake mechanism for elevators, comprising a cage, a rock shaft carried on the engaging the clutch guides, a lifter connected With the'lifter cable for rocking the shaft to release the clutch cams, means for rocking 20 cage cable breaks, and a tripper device for releasing the lifter from the i t cable, operable-from Within the cage. v 4.v `In a safety clutch mechanism forelevators, thecombination with the cage, and the mounted on the car for engagi'n the guides, means connected with the ift ca le for hold- .ing said devices out of a clutched engagement? with the guides, v'and means for intermitgagement with the guides' operable from Within the cage.v

` 5. The combination With the cage and its Witnesses:

guides, and the elevatorlifting cable; of a device tor connectin guide engaging clutch mechanism for auto matically-c utching the guides when the cage drops, means for holdin the said 'mechanism normali out 'of a clutc 'ng position, a latch sai means with thev cage liftin cable, sai latch device including .w a pivoted anger, and' a locking member vfor ho ding the hanger to a closed osition, and another member vthat extends mto the cage i connected with the. locking member and' -adapted When pulled to release the locking member, -together With means for uintermittentljv moving the clutch mechanism out of engagement with the guides operable from Within the cage for the purposes specied.

6. The combination Wlth the ,elevator platform and the'guides therefor ;.of 'a rock.A shaft mounted o n the bottom ofthe plat: form, adjustable bearings `for Said shaft, cam clutches on the ends of the shaftadapted'to engage with the platform guides, arms projected outwardly from the rckshaft, an other shaft mounted o'n the outer ends of the arms, Wei hts on the last named shaft, a U-shaped ail Whosefree ends support the Weight' shaft and Whose up er end lextends across the top of the cage, a atch device connected with the lifting cable, said device including a pivoted hanger member for sus-y taining the U-shaped bail, and'means operable from Within the cage` for tripping the latch device to release the U-shape therefrom.

' JOHN' EDWrN BARBER.

6 5 hanger L MYRTLE V. EDWARDS', W. H. MARTIN. 

